The Future site of SCC Center of Academic Excellence

The National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program creates
and manages a collaborative cybersecurity educational program with community colleges,
colleges, and universities

The Cyber Patriot program was developed in 2009 by the US Air Force in to promote interest in cybersecurity. The Cyber Patriot program prepares high school students to compete in a cyber-defense competition once a year. Local winners compete at the state level and then state winners advance to a national competition where they can win national recognition and scholarships. More information is available on the US Cyber Patriot website.

Cybersecurity programs at SCC

Select a program from the drop-down list below to learn more about courses, completion times, and more.

Networking/Cybersecurity Associate Degree Networking/Cybersecurity Certificate

Career Options and Outlook

Networking/cybersecurity certificate students develop skills to design, build and maintain secure small to medium-sized networks. In addition, students learn to apply knowledge and skills to monitor, detect, investigate, analyze and respond to security incidents. Achieve an industry certification for networking/cyber security professionals from Cisco Systems and CyberOps Certification.

Additonal Cyber Patriot and Cybersecurity Links

AFA Cyber Patriot Program

The National Youth Cyber Education Program.

Spartanburg Community College NSF Cybersecurity Grant

SCC launched its grant project "Working with Industry to Incorporate Cybersecurity into Networking Programs," funded by NSF 17-568, Advanced Technological Education) in June 2018. This three-year grant from the National Science Foundation will incorporate cybersecurity into the Computer Technology Networking/Cybersecurity Electives Associate of Applied Science degree and focus on underserved populations including high school students and veterans.